Hands #1-2: The Blinds Tangle
Level 16
: 7,000/14,000, 14,000 ante
Hand#1: Stephen Chidwick limped in from the small blind and Boutros Nadim raised to 39,000 out of the big blind. Chidwick called and the flop came 
. Chidwick checked his 
and Nadim bet with 
. Chidwick quickly folded and Nadim took down the first pot of the day.
Hand #2: The action folded to Nadim who just called from the small blind with 
and Sam Soverel checked his option with 
. The flop came 
and Nadim led out for 24,000. Soverel stuck around with his pair of sevens and the 
landed on the turn. Both players checked to the 
on the turn. Nadim checked again and Soverel bet 50,000 which prompted a quick fold from Nadim.